Many people think of Esports as all fun and games. After all, you are sitting and playing a game on a screen. However, for professional gamers, esports is a serious business, and injuries do occur. Obutto offers the best ergonomic gaming cockpits on the market today. Below, we’ll take a look at some of the top injuries in Esports. Order our best gaming chair online today!
Wrist Injuries and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Professional gamers train for up to 10 hours a day and often perform between 300 and 400 very precise movements with their hands and arms every minute. This can cause repetitive strains such as problems with the wrist and carpal tunnel syndrome. Pain, tingling, and numbness can occur, and the best cure is rest.
Tennis Elbow or “Mouse” Elbow
Due to the constant bending and stretching of the wrist, this tension can travel up the muscle in your forearms and cause cracks at the base of these muscles in the tendons, which then pulls on the elbow joint. Inflammation can occur and pain can radiate from the forearm up into the hand. This condition can take up to a few weeks or even years to heal once the activity is stopped.
Back Pain
Our bodies were never meant to sit this long. We were created to be active creatures, and in the last 100 years, our society has become extremely sedentary, and in the case of gamers, their job involves sitting all day long. Thus, back pain is a common injury in Esports due to incorrect posture, lack of exercise, and sitting.
Neck and Shoulder Pain
Many gamers tend to crane their necks forward in order to see the screen and the action on the screen better. This can lead to neck strain and pain, as well as shoulder pain from inadvertently scrunching your shoulders repeatedly.
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Ergonomics can help alleviate and perhaps solve many of these conditions that professional gamers face. Obutto’s professional gaming chair incorporates ergonomics in many ways, from having an adjustable seat to articulating keyboard and mouse tray, adjustable monitor screen heights, and adjustable foot trays. Invest in your health and order today!